These cookies are wonderfully easy to make cookies. Ice Box cookies are perfect for when you want to bake cookies in a hurry, this dough needs to be chilled before using. This recipe came from my former husband’s Grandmother, and we ate lots of these cookies over the years.
Ice Box Cookies
You can add any color you like to these icebox cookies.
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 36
Calories: 79kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and egg and beat until blended. Sift dry ingredients together, and add nuts if desired. Gradually add to sugar mixture stirring after each addition. Shape into long rolls on waxed paper.
- Chill in refrigerator for several hours. Slice into 1/8 to 1/2 inch think. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 400 degrees for about 7 minutes. You can also make pinwheels by dividing dough into two equal sections, add food coloring of your choice, and roll out even sections of the two colors of dough.
Nutrition
Calories: 79kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 143mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2.4% | Calcium: 0.4% | Iron: 1.9%
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HoustonFit says
I made these for baseball practice, and they were a big hit.
Peggy Mahoney says
Something isn’t quite right with the recipe, what is the bean and how do you get the pinwheels. Are they different flavors. Help please